Chris Strachwitz Collection Archives - Page 7 of 8

Joe Falcon Interview – Cajun

In 1928 Joe Falcon went to New Orleans and recorded the first Cajun record. In this 1962 interview with Chris Strachwitz, he talks about making that first record and his early days playing music.

Sonny Simmons, Barbara Donald, Juma Sultan Interview

“Yeah, they was very musical peoples, in fact, on this island, it was a tribal-like thing on the weekends. All the peoples would get together and they would go into this spot, their favorite spot and they would have festivities of music and voodoo. They’d deal in voodoo and witchcraft and all that. It was all surrounded with music.”

Staple Singers Interview

“…he wanted us to sing blues. He said, Mavis can make a lot of money if we sang blues. I didn’t want to sing blues.” – Roebuck Staples

J.E. Mainer Interview

Joseph Emmett Mainer talks about growing up, working in the cotton mills and playing with his brother Wade for the Crazy Water Crystal Company-sponsored radio shows, and recording for RCA Victor, King Records and Alan Lomax.

Howlin’ Wolf Interview 1967

“I always make up songs about the way people live and how people act amongst themselves. Ups and downs they have. Some people have ups and downs, and what caused these things. A lot of people come out and sing but they don’t never put their sweetening into it. You’ve got to tell the peoples why you’re singing this, and what causing this, and showing them what you’re singing.”

Audio Interviews

share: [feather_share] Luis Acosta Interviewed by Chris Strachwitz Date: May 19, 1974 Language: English Instrument maker, A&R man in San Antonio in the 1930s. Moses...

J.E. Mainer Photo Gallery

[feather_share] All photos were taken by Chris Strachwitz except the song book cover and the archival photo of the J.E. Mainer Band. All images © Chris...

Chris Strachwitz Blues Column

In 1962 Chris Strachwitz was writing a blues column for Jazz Report magazine. Here is part three of three articles about his travels in the south, this...

Chris Strachwitz Writings

Most of Chris Strachwitz’s writing can be found in the liner notes to the LPs and CDs he recorded and produced for his record label Arhoolie...

Chuck Berry | Berkeley Blues Festival

In 1965 Chris Strachwitz produced the Berkeley Blues Festival bringing Chuck Berry to Berkeley California and then to Los Angeles. Here’s a 7 minute interview conducted a few days after Chuck Berry passed away with Chris remembering those days and the two concerts.

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